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‘Among the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender adults and other nonheterosexual or cisgender respondents, more than two-thirds — 71 percent — said they had shared their identity with others before the age of 30. More than half — 57 percent — said they did so before the age of 22.
The respondents in the lowest age bracket — those between 18 and 29 — came out even earlier, at a median age of 17.”
LGBTQ Americans coming out earlier in life: Gallup https://thehill.com/homenews/4794882-lgbtq-coming-out-younger/
“A federal judge in Missouri blocked enforcement of the rule in six additional states, bringing the total to 21.”
Days before a Biden rule against anti-LGBTQ bias takes effect, judges are narrowing its reach https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/days-biden-rule-anti-lgbtq-bias-takes-effect-judges-are-narrowing-reac-rcna163735 via @nbcnews
Celebrating the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with ADAPT of Texas. Bob Kafka telling us stories of the earlier days of #disability activism.
"The former sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey had been employed by six agencies since 2020, Illinois law enforcement records show. And he twice pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol before he began working in law enforcement, according to court records."
Deputy who killed Sonya Massey worked for 6 agencies in 4 years
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/deputy-killed-sonya-massey-worked-6-agencies-4-years-rcna163409
"State violence is never an answer to overdose deaths, many of which are fueled by state violence, including the violence of criminalization."
J.D. Vance Is Using Lies About the Overdose Crisis to Justify State Violence | Truthout
https://truthout.org/articles/j-d-vance-is-using-lies-about-the-overdose-crisis-to-justify-state-violence/
Thinly veiled antisemitic rhetoric from Vance here.
J.D. Vance Praised Alex Jones as a Truth-Teller in Speech to Leonard Leo-Backed Group — ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org/article/jd-vance-alex-jones-leonard-leo-teneo-maddow-video via @ProPublica
#news #politics #USpol #AlexJones #JDVance #antisemitism #homophobia #extremism
Sad video: Redbox, the DVD/Bluray kiosk service, just went out of business leaving employees with unpaid wages, unpaid mileage reimbursements and, prior to the company fully going under, money garnished from their pay for benefits that no longer existed. https://youtu.be/WGW08Gvr4bM